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Miss Anna’ O’BrienTaken with
a Fainting Spell on West
Washington Street.
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Taken Home in a Coach and Lives hut-a
Short Time.
. Miss Anna O’Brien died very sud-
denly at her home on Spring-street
South Norsvalk, last- evening.
Eaily 1::- the evening, in company
"with Miss Ellcndorf she‘ paid avisit at
the home of \her- brother Joseph-
_ O’Brien on Marshall street, and about
10 o’clock started for home, apparently.
in the best of spirits. .
When nearly in front of Dr. Dumort-
ier’s residence Miss O’Brien com-
plainedof feeling faint, and sank to
the sidewalk. She was taken into. Du-
mortiers office, where restoratives were
administered and later a coach was
secured and she was transferred to her
home.
It seemed evident to the attending
physician that she could not, long sur- .
vive and at the request of the family,
Rev. Father Winters was summoned.
and administered the rites of the
church to the dying woman. '
Miss O’Brien was emplbyed at the
Roth & Goldschmidt corset factory.
She had been feelingjfiin poor health for
some weeks, but it wdis not thought that
her ailment was of a serious nature. In
fact it in no wise precluded her frombe-
ing able to perform her work at the fac-
tory. ,
Last night at the supper table it is
said she appeared to be unusually merry
and happy. .
The deceased was a daughter of the
_ late James O’Brien and._had.- hundreds
of friends who will learn-of her death
with genuine sorrow.
Her parents are both dead, but four
brothers, James W., Joseph, Frank
and George, and two sisters, Mrs. T. C.
Creamer and Elizabeth O’Brien, sur-
vive her. She was the eldest member
of the surviving family. .
Arrangements for the funeral were
not completed this morning, but it will
probably take place from St. J oseph’s
church, Monday morning. ’
Fonesnans’ Hone.
Danbury Wants the New State Institution
Located in That City.
The FOresters of Danbury are about
ready to ask the people of Danbury to
lend their influence to secure the loca-
tion of the new Foresters’ Home,which
is now an assured fact, in Danbury.
The local Foresters are making active
preparations to preSent to the home
committee and to the grand court the
claims and advantages of Danbury for
the location of the home, and at ameet-
ing of Court Danbury next Thursday
night the matter will come up for defi-
nite action. They propose to send a
committee before the grand court and
. present their arrangements in favor of
Danbury, showing its advantages and
offering them Whatever inducements
they are able to. ~
A prominent Forester of this city told
a reporter, yesterday, that all the
larger cities of Connecticut would offer
inducements to the grand court to lo-
cate the home, but that at the same
time Danbury stood as good a chance
to secure the home as any other city, if
they could offer any reasonable induce-
ments.——Danbury News.
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Will be a Guest of Honor.
The Central club will entertain the
counc11 of the State Federation of
Women’s clubs at luncheon, February
27. The local clubs are invited to meet
the state officers in the afternoou.
Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotin, president-
general. of the National Federation of
Women}; club, will be the guest of
'honor. I - .
While in Norwalk Mrs. Henrotin will
be entertained by Mrs. T. K. Noble. _
The World Almanac.
The World almanac, always a valu-
ble book for reference, is out, for 1898,
0 and will be found better, wiser and
more valuable than ever, if . possible.
It is a veritable encyclopedia of knowl.
edge, and is worth many times the
small price at which it sells.
last night. 'It was of the sort that has
enviable 1"31"1'931’710!ll,e enjoys. '
,ary 18.
about a month.
. A delightful cv'ening’was spent.
THE MERRY wan
Several Terpsichorean Festi-
' vals in Town Last
Night. ,
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Good Music, Good Dancing and a Good Time
Generally.
Pioneer Castle, K. of M. c. helda
sociable at the Athenacum last. night,
which was parti’c1pated in by about
thirty couples. The Jolly Four Orches-
tra furnished music and it was morn-
ing before the last number on the
dance programme was called. The
Castles of surrounding district-s includ-
ing South Norwalk were well repre-
sented.
The fourth annual sociable of theStar
of Columbia circle, was held in Red
Men’shall at South Norwalk last even- '
ing. Smythe’s orchestra furnished
music, and Charles Flynn prompted.
There were twenty numbers on the
dance order and. the “merry whirl”
was all that could be desired.
Perhaps one of the “gayest” parties
in town last night was that assembled
at a masquerade given at Broad River
There were seventy-five couples in
the The costumes
were as varied as they possibly could
have been and comprised everything
from a court suit to those that even a
grand march.
tramp would not steal.
The committee having in charge the
recent dance given by the employees of 7
the Crofut & Knapp hat factory en-
joyed a shore dinner at GregOry’s Point
gained for Landlord O’Sullivan the
I rElie East Norwalk Fire department
will give a concert and ball on the
evening'of February 7th.
' AMUSEMENTS.
The Heart of Chicago.
The railroad scene in “The Heart of
ChicagO” is one of the most complete
efforts at realism ever put on the stage.
The engine is seen advancing upon the
audience for ten minutes. It grows
from almost an imperceptible speck on
the horizon to an almost full sized en-
gine when it reaches the foot-lights.
A portidn of the effect is gained by a _
cleverly constructed illusion. . it is 5
impossible to tell where the illusion
ends and the engine as finally shown
to the audience begins. “The Heart of
Chicago” will occupy the stage at
Hoyt’s Theatre, Monday night.
Wasnburn’s Minstrels.
Leon Washburn’s famous white and
black minstrels gave a matinee and
night performance at the Academy of
Music on Christmas. The show is one
of the best of its kind that'has ever ap-
peared in this city. The march of the
Hussars, Homer and Hall, the knock-
out comedians, Berry and Hughes, the
eccentric musical artist, LeClair, the
wonderful contortionist, Weaver,‘ the
fine male soprano. and Signoi- Martino’s
trapeze work were among the best feat-
ures. The bioscope pictures at the
close was a fitting climax to an excel-
lent performance. The show has two
good bands.——Hagerstown, Md, Mail.
Washburn’s minstrels are booked for
Hoyt’s Theatre, Tuesday night, Janu-
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'Post Office Looted.
The general storeof Smith 8; Son, at
West Goshen, in which the post office
is located, was entered early yesterday
morning and the safe was blown open:
but only a little booty was secured.
At Goshen Center the burglars broke
into the "general store of ex-Sherifi
Charles J. Porter, and Securedhbout
$20.
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Mr. Olmstead’s Condition.
Hon. James H. Olmstead of Stamford,
continues to slowly improve. He will
probably be able to be at his office and
attend to his law business again in
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The Star of Cblumbia Columbia Ci of
F. held their fourth annual dance and
sociable last evening.
The Girl’s Needlework club were en-
teftziined last evening by Miss Effie 1.
Lane at her home-on East Wall street.
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DIV_(_]I_l_G_ED.
Katie Wurst Secures a Sepa-'
ration from" Charles Wurst.
'In the Superior Court at Bridgeport Yes-
I
terday.
Attorney Cuneo appeared in the in-
terest ‘of Katie Wurst, who asked for a
divorce from Charles Wurst. She
testified that she married the defend- "
ant in June, 1894, but that she got the,
“worst” of it, for shortly after the mar‘
riage he deserted her.
She pleaded with him to return and
assist in her support, ‘ as she was not
in good health.“ The young husband
refused, and ”after she had caused his
arrest for non-support he left town.
She asked for a decree on the ground
of desertibn. Several witnesses corrob-
orated her Story and she received the
necessary papers. Her was
changed to Katie Britto.
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THE STATES DAIRIES.
Some Interesting Statistics F mm the Com‘
missioners Annual Report.
The annual report of John B. Noble,
dairy commissioner for the state of
Connecticut, has just been issued.
Oleomargarine. cheese. mo.asses and
vinegar" are among the food products
which have received very careful at-
tention during the last year.
The report shows that in 1886 about
2,656,854 pounds of oleo was sold in
Connecticut, a great portion of which
went under the name of butter.
Enactments of laws providing that
oleo must. be sold without deception re-
duced the total sales in 1888 to about
8,000 pounds. _
No oleomargarine is manufactured in
Connecticut, but it 15 disposed of by
six licensed wholesale dealers and by
quite a large number of retail dealers.
The report states that there are in
the state 26,350 farms of an area of 2,-
256,100 acres of farm land, which is
valued at $895,595.
According to the last census there
were on ithese farms 511,728 acres of
meadow land on which was grown 612,-
906‘ tons of hay. There were 85,895
acres on which cereal crops were grown.
1,471.957 bushels of Indian corn were
produced, and of all grains 2,339,938
bushels.
The value of farm crops in the state
reached the enormous sum of. $17,924,-
3195n Connectirut farms} there were
kept in 1850, 85,461 cows. ‘ At the pres-
ent time it is estimated that there, are
130.000 cows, valued at at least $5,000,- '\
000. During the last quarter of a” cen-
tury the increase in milk production I
has been very rapid. .
-, In 1890_it- reached 54,413,822 gallons.
There are now produced in the state
annually 354,413,822 quarts of; milk,
most of which is sold in different cities
or made into butter.
The total cheese manufactured. in
in 1850 was 5,363,277
pounds. In 1890 the amount had fallen
to 308,521 pounds. ‘ ‘ .
A few years ago there were several
cheese factories in the state.
of Goshen, _ . _ p
The othershave been turned into
creameriee. ' '
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one:remains, the Norton cheese factory .
Idiopathic.
Seth IfBenedict of Ridgefield
Arrested for» Selling Liq.
uor Without a Li.
' cense.
Complaint Made _,to the Prosecuting Liq-
' uor Agent.
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Prosecuting Liquor AgentEdward
31.'L00k“'00d, has been in receipt of
several complaints from parties living
in‘Ridgefi'eld, charging that Seth J
Benedict of'that ancient town was sell:
ingintoxicating liquors withoutja li-
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~ ‘cé’fi'éé.’
‘s‘As the report had been extensively
circulated about Ridgefield that a com-
plaint had been lodged w1th tho prose~
outing liquor agent, the latter did not
issue a search warrant or attempt‘to lo-
.cate any wet: goods at the Benedict
place, knewing full well that the party
interested would soon do away} with
anything in the drink line that might
’ have been on hand to. relieve the thirst
of customers as: soon as - the report
reached hlm. ' V
To bring the matter to a crisis the
Prosecuting Liquor agent this morning
took the train for Ridgefield, where he
had-Benedict arrested on the charge of
keepinga place where it is reported
liquor is sold. I
- The case will probably consume some
time as numerous, witnesses will up-
pear-land tell all they know about li-
quor selling on the quiet in, said old
Ridgefield. ‘ y
In court tnis morning Justice Fred-
erick A. Hill fou‘hd him guilty and
lined him $25 and costs.
WITHOUTVA o'ovennon.
Cooke and Dewell Out of the State and
Marigold Resigned.
The absence from the State of Gov.
Cooke and Licut.-Gov. Dewell has
raised the question as to who should be
2 acting governor during their absence.
The presidentiof the Senate, Senator
W. H. Marigold‘of Bridgeport, is next
in order, butas he resigned the office
to accept the appointment of postmaster
as Bridgeport, the commonwealth is
3 without any person in authority to act
as governor in case of emergency. The
' constitution prosides for no other. offi-
cial assuming the duties of the office of
governor outside of the three named.
A New Foreman. _
George Cofiin of Norwalk has been
engaged as a foreman at the Chicago
Packing Company’s store on Canal
street.
cutter having had a large experience
throughout New England and is sure 3
. to please his employers as well as the
patrons of the.market.—Stamford Tele-
gram. 7 ‘
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Methodist Church Notes.
The Always Ready Circle Will hold a
meeting, and have a social tea, in the .
Epworth parlor, Tuesday, Jan. 18th.
Willing Workers will meet with Mrs.
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James Scofield, Belden avenue, weds"
-‘ nesday, Jan. 29th. 7 .
FREIGHT _-_s_MA3H UP.
Consolidated Railroad Blocked
by a,Wreck.
Brakeman Hicks Thrown ‘from A Car and
Injured.
The smashup of a train blocked the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad last night about an eighth of a
mile north _ of West Farms station.
While the train, which was an unlis-
ually heavy one, went slowly up an in-
cline, the J anney couplers, so Engineer
Sam Heiss said afterward, between the
third and fourthcars parted company.
The air-brake ' pipes, ” so." which the
first twenty cars were equipped, were
broken and the brakes clamped on the
wheels instantly.
The shock threw the fourth car from
the track and the next two cars piled
into it, tearing up, both north and south
,bound tracks and throwing two of the
three derailed cars across both tracks;
The’forxvard truck of the seventh car
was knocked out. . . .
BrakemanLevi Hicks, who was on
the roof of the car that first left the
track, was hurled into the air and fell
within a short distance of the place
where his car finally rolled.
Another
brakeman was also thrown from the
top of the train, but escaped without a
bruise. a.
WhenHicks was picked up it was
found that his back was seriously in-
jured. He was sent back to New York
on the 10 o’clock northbound train from
129th street which was stopped at the
wreck. '
DANIEL DAY RESIGNS.
Bank Examiner for Rhode Island and
Connecticut.
A special to\ the Hartford Courant
Mr. Coffin is an expert meatf
, from Washington, announces the resig-
1 nation of Daniel Day as national bank
; examiner for the district of Rhode Is-
land‘and Connecticut. The resignation
was offered voluntarily because of con—
. tinued ill health. As Mr. Day is a
‘ Provide‘fce man. his successor will
: land.
' Mr. Day was appoihted by President
, Cleveland, and also held the same office
during President Cleveland’s first ad-,
i ministration. Michael F. Dooley of
i Hartford was appointed, a national
I bank examiner to do special work made
. necessary by the ill health of Mr. Day.
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Common Pleas Jury.
The following jurors were drawn yes-
terday to serve in the criminal common
pleas court next week:
Bridgeport, Frank‘ Francis, Louis
Schneider; Bro’okfield; Daniel D.Joyce,
' Frederick S. Frisbie; nFairfield. Jo’el
iBanks, Conrad Buckingham; Green-
- wich, James Thompson, J .Albert Lock-'
9 wood; ‘New‘Canaan,-Devitt C. Ruscoe,
7Darius A. St. John; Norwalk, Gould
Hoyt 2d, James C; Crowe; Stamford,
5 Stiles 0. Stevens, H. H. Gouldy; Strat-
ford, Watson H. Smith, George Meach~
=en; Westport, Nathaniel Gault, E.
‘ Stern Wheeler, Jr.
probably be chosen from Rhode Is-t
mm: vim can.
(liven nice Puts llis Fol ’
Through a Plate-glass.
He is Landed in the Station House in Short.
Order.
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Some few days Since Owen Rice, a-
‘formerresident of Norwalk, but who
for some years past has been living in
Bridgeport and'making a lively for the
police of that city, returned here.
He remained for a day or two pas-
sively quiet, but evidently tired of the
monotony and last night proceeded to
make things jingle. .
He visited Powers’ saloon on Main,
street, and it is asserted became very
abusive, with the result that he was
unceremoniously put out of the saloon.
This did‘not meet with Owen’s idea,
of good treatment and he took revenge
by kicking in a large pane of glass in.
the door of the saloon. ‘I 7
People on Main street heard the
crash of glass and' it was not long ere a
crowd had congregated in the vicinity
of the saloon.»
Oflicer Morehouse happened to be
near and placed Rice under arrest at
the same time placing the nippers on
the prisoners left wrist.
Special officer Parker went to More-
house’s assistance.Rice sturdily objegt-
ed to going to the station—house, and
tried several of his tricks in attempts
to escape, but to no purpose, and he was
locked up.
' This morning, he was taken before
the Town Court on the charge of
drunkenness, breach of the peace and
malicious destruction of property.
' He Was willing to plead guilty to the
first two counts in. the complaint, ' but
not guilty to the last one he claiming
that he was pushed through the glass.
The hearing in the case was continued
until Monday morning. , "
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Will Continue the Business.
Judge Andrew Selleck of Stratford
came to Norwalk this morning and
leased the store occupied by J. A. Pin-
neo to William P. Beers, of South Nor-
walk, who will continue the book and
stationery business established years
ago by Judge Selleck. _ ,
Mr. Beers is a young maniwell up in
the business, having been manager for ,
M r. Pinneo for some time. 7' He is quite
popular in town and has a large circle
of friends who will Wish him success in
his new venture. He will take poses
siou on February 1. '3
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At the Churches.
FIRST CONGREGATIQNAL CHURCH.—
Thomas K. Noble, Pastor. Services at
10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The pastor
will preach morning and evening.
Morning subject, “Weighing and Wil-
ling,” evenifig, “Better Times” Sun-
day school at 12m. Intermediate C.
E. at 4:30 p. m. Senior C. E. at 6:30.
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NORWALK METHODIST CHURCH.—~
Rev. F. A. Scofleld, pastor. Preaching
at 10:30 a. 111. will be to the church,and'
that of the evening will be of an
evangelical character. '
Hooob-v—r
Ex-liveryman Horace E. Dann yes-
terday saw a horse that formerly be-
longed to his father in the hands of a
person who he thought was not treat-
ing the animal properly. .Mr. Dann
succeeded in purchasing the equine
and it will hereafter be properly fed
and cared for until the animal dies.
Salvationists from South ‘Norwalk '
have been in New Canaan looking up a
suitable place to hold their meetings
and also to purchase chairs for the
same. They rented the new Mead
building on Burtis avenue for one year
and will hold three meetings per week.
This will be an outpost or branch of the
South Norwalk army. /
The Weather.
Snow or rain: clearing Sunday stiffer-
noon. warmer Sunday morning, colder
at night. ~ '
‘ DEATHS.
GRIFFIN—In Bridgeport. Jan.
”Johanna Grifl‘in, aged '57 years.
SCHWERDTLE.—In Bridgeport Jal
13, Mary Houlihan; wife of John V:
Schwerdtle, aged 35 years. _
WEED.=—-In Stamford, Jan. 13, In: .3
13,
Weed, aged 8 years. ‘
Norwalk Chronicler